Safe motherhood in a globalized world

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Title:

Author:

Wejnert, Barbara.

ISBN:

9780415488167

Publication Information:

London : Routledge, 2009.

Physical Description:

vi, 279 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

General concepts of safe motherhood in relation to globalization. 1. Conceptual framework for integrating holistic perspectives and approaches to problems of safe motherhood / Barbara Wejnert, Suzanne K. Steinmetz and Nirupama Prakash -- 2. Effects of global democracy on women's reproductive health: 1970-2005, cross-world analysis / Barbara Wejnert -- 3. Communicating safe motherhood: strategic messaging in a globalized world / Santosh Vijaykumar -- 4. Impact of culture on lactation policies: the case of United States and Liberia / Andrea Parrot -- 5. Public-private partnerships for maternal health in Africa: challenges and prospects / Marieme Lo -- 6. Consequences of pain in early life and its remedy: maternal responsibility / Manasi Bhattacharjee, Suman Jain and Rashmi Mathur -- 7. Health status and pregnancy outcome in patients attending prenatal care / Sanjana R. Bhat -- 8. Impact of psychological disorders on postpartem mothers and child: current issue in remediation in India / Elizabeth Daniel -- Case studies. 9. Maternal health policies in countries in transition: Poland and Kyrgyzstan, 1990-2006 -- 10. Maternal health in post-Soviet Georgia / Tamar Dagargulia and Medo Badashvili -- 11. Safe motherhood in the context of Nepal / Bidya Bhattarai -- 12. Charity or entitlement conundrum: welfare policies and safe motherhood in impoverished Buffalo, New York / Kathleen Cimasi and Barbara Wejnert -- Reports: Practitioners' view. 13. Ensuring safe motherhood by using information and communication technology tools in behavioral change communication / Anjana Maitra -- 14. The role of information and communication technologies in addressing safe motherhood in South Asia / Geeta Malhotra -- 15. Maternal health care services in the Himalayas / Surekha Kishore -- 16. Geographical perspectives on safe motherhood in the Hill country of Sri Lanka: a case study of the Doragala Tea Plantation in Pussellawa / Ram Alagan and Seela Aladuwaka -- 17. Strategies for measuring and promoting mothers' social support networks / Cyprian Wejnert -- 18. Training camp on safe motherhood in rural India: a research note / Nirupama Prakash -- Conclusions and policy recommendation. 19. Challenges of safe motherhood: program and policy recommendations / Suzanne K. Steinmetz.

Subject Term:

Motherhood -- Cross-cultural studies.

Motherhood -- Social aspects.

Globalization -- Social aspects.

Added Author:

Wejnert, Barbara.

Steinmetz, Suzanne K.

Prakash, Nirupama.

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Summary

This book provides cutting edge information on safe motherhood in a global context. The chapters focus on research, program development and implementation, and policy dealing with various aspects of pregnancy, labor and delivery. Safe motherhood is a critical issue since healthy, safe motherhood is the prerequisite for a healthy, productive society. Writing about the situation in their countries, the authors are from Eastern Europe, America, Asia and Africa and are academic scholars and health practitioners. The book is multidisciplinary with scholars from sociology, gender studies, economics, social policy, social geography, population management and political science. Topics include lactation policy and misunderstandings of lactations in African countries and in the United States; postnatal stress disorder that is either understudied or not considered as a problem in many developing countries; potential causes of a decline of maternal health in democratizing states; the effect of geographical environment on reproductive health; and revelation of mysteries of consequences of pre-birth pain in the early life of children. Case studies provide examples of successful model programs. Solutions offered are based on utilizing available resources and technology in ways that maximize education and training of local health professionals and family members.

This book was published as a special issue of Marriage and Family Review.